#46 POSITIVE THINKING

Obstajajo ljudje, ki vedno razmišljajo pozitivno in obstaja druga skupina, ki pogosto vse vidi negativno. Sama sebe žal precej pogosto najdem v tej drugi skupini. To ni dobro ne zame niti za ljudi okrog mene. Osebe z večinoma negativnim razmišljanjem, si predstavljajo težave tam, kjer jih ni ali pa si predstavljajo težave večje, kot so v resnici. Pogosto vidijo negativne razplete situacij.  Po poslušanju nekaj TEDx govorov sem prišla tudi do spoznanja, da je veliko težje spremeniti negativno mišljenje v pozitivnega kot obratno. Obstaja pa rešitev. Če vsak dan razmislimo ali še bolje zapišemo dogodke, ki so se nam zdeli dobri in smo hvaležni za njih, lahko spremenimo svoje mišljenje in postanemo bolj pozitivni. Razlika je samo v tem ali gledamo na svet skozi črna očala ali pa raje posežemo po roza. Želim ti lep dan in ne pozabi biti pozitiven, saj dobro privlači dobro.

// There are people who always think positive and there is another group of people, who often sees things negative. Unfortunately, I find myself quite often in the second group.  This is not good for me nor for people around me. People with mainly negative thinking, see problems anywhere and imagine problems bigger than they really are. They often see negative disentanglement of the situation.  After listening to a few TEDx Talks I realize it is much harder to change negative thinking into the positive than vice versa. But there is a solution. If we think about or even better to write down events every day, which we see as positive and we are grateful for them, we can change our thinking and become more positive. The difference is only in this whether  we are looking at the world through black glasses or pink one. Have a nice day and don't forget to be positive, because good attract good. 

#32 TIME FOR YOURSELF

V današnjih časih smo ljudje pogosto zaposleni z različnimi obveznostmi. Nekaj si jih nakopljemo sami, nekaterim pa se težje izognemo. Navadno tiste, ki si jih izberemo sami, lažje opravimo, saj smo si jih najbrž zadali z nekim ciljem, da preko njih nekaj dosežemo. Z drugimi obveznostmi pa imamo včasih nekaj več težav. Kljub vsemu je pomembno, da si, ne glede na število opravkov, znamo vzeti tudi čas zase. Čas, v katerem lahko počnemo stvari, ki nas veselijo in čas, v katerem smo lahko sami s seboj, premislimo o sebi in se tudi sprostimo. Sama v ta čas vštevam druženje s prijatelji, tek, kolesarjenje, telovadbo, pogovore z bližnjimi, ustvarjanje, sprehode, hojo v hribe, branje dobre knjige in podobno. Zdi se mi pomembno, da se temu ne odrečemo kljub vsem opravkom, ki jih imamo. Včasih je težko in se nam ne da, ker se obdamo z oblačkom skrbi in razmišljanj,  ampak po tem, ko naredimo nekaj zase, se počutimo dobro, napolnjeni z novo energijo in ostale obveznosti opravimo lažje.

// Nowadays people are often busy with various obligations. Some of them we incur ourselves, some are harder to avoid. Usually, those which we chose alone, are easier to do, because we have probably set them ourselves with an aim to achieve something through them. With the other obligations we sometimes have more problems. Nevertheless, it is important that no matter how much things we have to do, we should also take time for ourselves. The time in which we can do things that gives us pleasure and time in which we can be with ourselves, think about ourselves and also relax. In that time I include associating with frends, running, cycling, working out, talks with loved ones, being creative, going on walk, hiking, reading good books and other things like that. It seems important to me, that we don't renounce all this, because of all preoccupations that we have. Sometimes it seems difficult to us and we are a little bit lazy, because we encircle us with a cloud of concerns and reflections, but once we do something for ourselves, we feel really good, filled with new energy and the other obligations are easily done.

#27 LIPS

Ustnice so zelo pomemben del telesa oziroma obraza. Preko njih izdajamo več kot bi hoteli. Rahel trzljaj ustnic lahko pomeni laž, droben posmeh, nejevero, strah … S pomočjo ustnic oblikujemo glasove, preko njih besede. Z ustnicami pletemo mrežo poljubov po drugi osebi. Z njihovo pomočjo oblikujemo krepke poljube ali pa povsem nežne in lahke kot sapica vetra. Z intenziteto zopet prenašamo neko sporočilo. Ustnice lahko naličimo, da še poudarimo njihovo moč. Ustnice so tako različne, kot smo različni ljudje. Niti dve osebi nimata enakih. Tudi risanje čim bolj realističnih ustnic ni preprosto opravilo. Vanje lahko vložiš veliko časa in truda. Pa vendar, ko jih pogledaš, ko misliš, da si že končal, bi jih lahko še popravljal v neskončnost.  

// Lips are an important part of the head and face. With them we show more than we want. Slight twitch of the lips can mean a lie, tiny derision, disbelieve, fear … With lips we are creating phonemes and with them words. With lips we are knitting a net of kisses on the other person. With the help of them we are creating vigorous kisses or entirely tender and soft kisses like breeze. With changing the intensity we are transmitting different messages. We can embellish them with a make up, to stress their power. Lips are as different as we are. Not even two people have the same lips.  To draw some realistic lips is not an easy task. You can put in a lot of time and effort. But yet, after a final gaze, when you think that you have finished it, you can still improve it to infinity. 

#15 SHADING

Tudi današnja slika je v sivinah, narisana zgolj s svinčniki. Lahko bi jo asociirali tudi z današnjim vremenom, ki je bilo prav podobno. Nebo je bilo večinoma sivo in manjkale niso niti dežne kaplje. Risbe, ki so nastale nekaj časa nazaj navadno nekoliko analiziram. To se mi sploh ne zdi slaba ideja, saj se tako lahko samo izboljšam. Na risbi sem se predvsem posvetila senčenju obraza. Če bi jo risala še enkrat, bi se zagotovo malo več časa zadržala pri risanju las. Kot celota pa vseeno deluje dobro. Mogoče kdo prepozna osebo na sliki?

// Today's illustration is only in shades of grey. Only pencils were used. We can asociate it with today's weather, because it was pretty much the same. The sky was almost entire in grey and there were also some rain drops. One thing I often do is that I analize my drawings, which were made some time ago. I find out that by doing so, I can become a better drawer. I spend a lot of time on face's shading. If I draw this once again, I will certainly dedicate a little more time on the hair part of the illustration. As a whole, it seems to me that it's well made. Maybe is there someone, who recognize this girl?

                          (Skener žal popači sivine. //Scanner distorts shades.)

#14 RAINY SPRING SUNDAY

Sem oseba, ki ljubi poletje, sonce in dolge dni. Ljubim vonj sveže pokošene trave (še posebej tiste prvič), zvoke ptic in žuželk, ki neutrudljivo izvajajo svoj vrhunski koncert. Vesela sem, da je pomlad, saj to pomeni, da se bližamo najlepšemu delu leta. Pravzaprav smo že skoraj tu, saj mi je tudi ta, uvodni del močno pri srcu. Rada imam pomladansko sonce, zavedam pa se, da mora biti na vsake toliko časa tudi deževno vreme, tako kot danes. Včasih se mi zdi, da dež izvabi iz nas posebne občutke. Sama sem ob takem vremenu pogosto polna navdihov in idej, kaj vse bi lahko naredila. In ne ostane vedno samo pri idejah. Ko sem doma, mi daje dež občutek umirjenosti in sprostitve. In ker nas dež pogosto asociira na sivo barvo, sem za današnjo objavo izbrala risbo, ki je ustvarjena samo s svinčniki. Uporabila sem svinčnike različne trdote – različni H-ji, B-ji in HB. Ugotavljam, da se rada posvetim ustvarjanju oblik samo s svinčniki. Seveda pa se še učim, kar pomeni, da se bodo tudi moje risbe še izboljšale. Upam!

// I am one of the people, who loves summer, the hot sun and the long summer days. I love the smell of the freshly cut grass (especialy when it is mowed for the first time in a season), sound of birds and insects, which tirelessly perform their topmost concert. I am happy, that spring is here, because that means, that the most beautiful time of the year is coming. We are already here, actually, because I love this "introductive" time as well.  I love the spring's sun, but at the same time I am aware that there will be some rainy days, too, like the one today. Sometimes I think, that the rainy weather elicitis some special feelings from us. During that kind of weather I have a lot of inspiration and ideas. It doesn't always stay with only the idea. When I am at home, rain gives me a feeling of calmness and relaxation. And because most of us associate rain with the grey colour, I used only pencils for today's sketch. I used pencils in different hardness – different H's, B's and HB. I actually found out, that I like to draw and create various forms with only pencils. I am still learning, which means that my drawing's skills should be slowly improving each time. So I hope!